1. Introduction: Globalization, Value Chain Governance and Supplier Experimentation (Joonkoo Lee, Hyunji Kwon and Hyun-Chin Lim) -- 2. Expanding Overseas, Becoming Multinational, and Moving up the Chain: Three Waves of Globalization in the Korean Apparel Industry (Joonkoo Lee and Hyun-Chin Lim)...

1. Are multinational enterprises capable of and/or responsible for combating rising inequality? -- Part 1. Inequality and institutions -- 2. Left behind. Research on foreign divestment and local employees.-3. Universal’ CSR and its discontents in an emerging economy -- 4. Using non-market...

Today, production processes have become fragmented with a range of activities divided among firms and workers across borders. These global value chains are being strongly promoted by international organizations, such as the World Bank and the World Trade Organization, but social and political...

Part I. World and Global Economy -- Chapter 1. World and Global Economy, Global Business Environment and International Business: Nature, Formation, and Structure -- Chapter 2. Concepts and Theories of Global Economy -- Chapter 3. World Economy: Growth, Proportions, Efficiency, and Forecasting --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. Upgrading from Above: Industry 4.0 and China’s New Development Strategies -- Chapter 2. Made in China 2025: Advanced Manufacturing and Transformation of Production Networks -- Chapter 3. Alibaba’s Distribution-Driven Approach Towards the Industrial...

Energy policies play a pivotal part in helping countries achieve their sustainable development goals. Further, energy is one of the critical raw materials in companies’ production processes. Therefore, ensuring a steady energy supply is essential to increasing production; otherwise, countries...

Chapter 1: A Batch Scheduling Model for a Three-Stage Flowshop With Batch Processor and Heterogeneous Job Processor to Minimize Total Actual Flowtime -- Chapter 2: Batch scheduling of unique and common components for a three-stage hybrid flow shop processing different product types with multiple...

Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income...